page layout and CartErrorListXML

[IanSaunders]

What does <actinic:variable name="CartErrorListXML" /> do?

I've got a site i'm building for a client which isn't displaying properly in Chrome or Firefox - the middle part (essentially all of the innerlayout) is missing for products. It displays as desired in Opera and IE

I found that if I comment out the CartErrorListXML variable, it displays correctly (or at least as I expected), but I imagine the clever chaps at Actinic Towers wouldn't have put the variable in only for me to comment out.

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

Cheers.

[NormanRouxel]

If you add to cart with errors (zero quantity, empty Other Info, etc) then you get bounced back to a Perl script that redisplays the product page. This script uses <actinic:variable name="CartErrorListXML" /> s a placemarker for displaying the error message and links to the offending product.

So try adding to cart with a zero quantity and you'll probably see nothing on the bounce page as you've commented this variable out.

I'm also a bit bemused as to why you're seeing this problem at all. That variable is on every other Actinic site out there and no-on else is seeing the problem.

[IanSaunders]

thanks for your reply Norman.

Strange though - I tested it and am still getting error messages without it. I'll investigate further.

Cheers

[NormanRouxel]

thanks for your reply Norman.

Strange though - I tested it and am still getting error messages without it. I'll investigate further.

Cheers

You may still see errors on the product in question. However there should be a summary of the errors at the page top and that's probably AWOL. Summary is very useful in the case that there's a long page with several erronous products on it (Single Add to Cart pages for example).

[IanSaunders]

ah, gotcha. Cheers.

I'll have another look at it if I get chance today.

thank you.